Anne smiled as she saw the Ewoks they looked like overgrown teddy bears, Han Solo was not as pleased and in fact started to want to react violently especially when the chieftain kept shoving his spear in his face. Luke soothed the situation and allowed them to be captured. Anne wasn't brought into custody she merely walked beside them. The Ewoks didn't consider a child to be a threat, much to Han Solo's chagrin. Wicket befriended the young girl and when they arrived at the tree village she took her to the other human he had rescued. Leia hugged Anne and asked if she was all right. Anne responded in kind, Han was lowered above a burn pit as Threepio explained that they were going to be cooked in his honor. Leia tried to intervene; saying that these were her friends and that they needed to be set free. Luke suggested a more direct approach, "Threepio, tell them that if they don't do as you wish that you will become angry and use your magic."

"Master Luke, what magic?" The droid plaintively wailed.

"Just tell them."

Threepio translated the message and they listened all of five seconds and then continued to light their torches. Luke closed his eyes and levitated Threepio and flew him around the encampment. He opened his eyes as Threepio continued to wail. As soon as they were released, Threepio was set down and Luke thanked him. Anne was smiling as Artoo who was unhappy about being captured kept zapping the Ewoks in their backsides with his electrical probe. Anne approached Luke and Ascaron asking if she and Wicket could go gathering.

"No, you must stay here; the night will soon be falling." Luke responded.

"Please?"

"No. I'm sorry it's much too dangerous for you, Anne. I agree with Luke." Ascaron responded.

"You guys are too damned protective you know that!" Anne left and joined Wicket at the fire throwing her self down in front of it. Wicket put a comforting paw on her shoulder and chattered that there is always tomorrow. Anne smiled and hugged Wicket.

After dinner and discussion of the Empire's evil plotting including the Emperor's presence, the tribal leaders agreed that these humans without masks should be made members of their tribe. Anne was found asleep by the fire and Wicket was protecting her.

Luke gently gathered her into his arms and carried her into the hut and allowed her to sleep on the wood hewn bed with a straw mattress. The next morning Anne awoke to see Wicket looking at her. "Come gather with me before the others awake." Anne didn't know why she understood Ewoks but language seemed to be one of her gifts.

Anne smiled and quietly sneaked out of the hut and followed Wicket to the edge of the village gathering small edible berries that were a dark purple and the fruit was a very sweet and seemingly able to bring energy to the person eating them. Wicket loved the berries and both of them were enjoying them as they picked them and put several in the basket. When they returned, Anne saw both Luke and Ascaron giving her a look of anger. "Where were you?" Luke asked.

"I went gathering with Wicket."

"I see did you ask permission?"

"No, but you would have said no anyway."

"What did Lord Vader say to you before we left to go on this jaunt?" Ascaron asked.

"He told me to behave; but he's always telling me that."

"Well, I hope you don't mind explaining this to him when you see him next time."

Anne looked at her feet, "I'm sorry, Luke and Ascaron. Please don't tell him."

"Give us one good reason why we shouldn't?" Ascaron asked.

"Because I won't do it again." Anne responded.

Luke and Ascaron noted the great sadness and decided to be lenient. "Okay, just remain here while we go on our mission and don't give the Elders any trouble, or else."

"Okay." Wicket noted that she crossed her fingers behind her back, the humans sometimes confused him, and their ways were so foreign to him.

After hugging Anne goodbye the entourage followed Paploo to the shield generator. Ascaron remained behind preparing the Ewoks for battle and keeping a sharp eye on Anne. She really enjoyed playing with Wicket and his siblings; she was making lots of friends. She seemed so carefree; she deserved much happiness after spending so much time as a slave of the Emperor. Soon night fell and Anne was taken to bed.

Wicket was protective of his friend and Ascaron noted that he sat beside Anne's hut guarding her with his trusty spear.

The following morning, Ascaron received word that they were at the shield generator and engaging in battle. Anne was admonished to remain with the village women and children. She crossed her fingers again and she followed Wicket into the thicket and was given a bow with a quiver of arrows and a sling shot. She dressed in her black Jedi attire and followed the young Ewok. Wicket was brave and a proud warrior. Anne remained hidden in the large trees as Wicket remained at the base of the tree protecting her sniper spot. She took out several stormtroopers and her arrows were hitting all their targets. Wicket found an Imperial speeder bike and attempted to start it, once he did it went flying and Anne leapt from the tree to the back of it hanging on dearly as they had several near misses, she wasn't scared. The ride thrilled her.

xXx

Once the shield generator was destroyed, the entire Rebellion army and combined Imperial forces attacked the Death Star with vengeance. Lord Vader knew that the Emperor wasn't on the space station he had already escaped to Endor; he was such a coward the former apprentice thought with great disdain.

Emperor Palpatine had landed his ship and was slowly walking off when he sensed Anne's presence nearby. He ordered his men to find her and bring her to him. He went to his private throne room. Anne was bloodied and was struggling with the storm trooper as she was pushed into a kneeling position.

"Grown more obstinate I see." The Emperor smiled gleefully as Anne felt the all too familiar pain of dark force lightning shocking her electrifying her skeleton. Wicket was also brought to the Emperor and he attempted to attack him with his trusty spear. He was immediately raised into the air and flung across the room hitting his head on the wall and remained there.

Lord Vader felt Anne's pain as did Luke. The Emperor was setting up a trap for the both of them. Father and Son immediately left their leadership roles simultaneously and met on the Forest Moon. Lord Vader had placed Admiral Piett in charge of the entire Imperial fleet. Mara Jade followed Lord Vader to the shuttle, she wisely kept her mouth shut, and she had no desire to set him off. The anger and fear was rolling off the dark lord like tsunami waves. Luke met the shuttle and the three of them went to the Emperor. Anne was lying in a corner her clothing was tattered and she was bleeding as she tried to wake her friend, he wasn't dead just unconscious. As if the force lightening wasn't enough she also beaten with a whip. Mara Jade pulled her hood on her cloak up and would only act as back up, she wrapped herself in the Force and appeared completely invisible.

"Oh what a happy Skywalker reunion, it's really too bad that it's going to end in your deaths." Emperor Palpatine sarcastically commented as both Luke and Lord Vader entered the chamber. Anne cried as both her father and brother removed their cloaks and ignited their red and green blades. The Emperor hid his lightsaber in his sleeve and it ignited as the three of joined in the great dance to the death. Despite his advanced age, Luke found the Emperor to be tougher than he appeared. Lord Vader knew of only one weakness of the Emperor's fighting style was that he relied too heavily on the Force itself and not his lightsaber skills. Lord Vader was able to avoid several thrown objects and his anger was causing him to lose focus, soon Luke realized this too. They both started taunting him and as his anger increased so did his mistakes. He truly was going insane, because the old Palpatine would have not been distracted by such taunts. The Emperor was defeated he had two lightsabers sticking through him, "Death is only the beginning."

Darth Sidious then exploded in dark side energy and black soot covered everything. Luke and Lord Vader ran to Anne, Luke gently put his hand on her wounds and stopped the bleeding and eased some of her pain. Lord Vader gathered her up into his arms and carried her. Wicket awoke with a pounding headache but he noticed that he was home sleeping in his bed. His mom fussed over him and he drank his juice, but wanted desperately to see his friend. Anne was insistent as well, Lord Vader allowed her to only go to Wicket's hut and that was as far as she was to go. She thanked him and bounded out of the hut and saw Wicket running to meet her, she hugged him as the two cried.

Ascaron was at first very leery to approach his boss, he felt that he disappointed him. Lord Vader approached him first, "She's a Skywalker, Ascaron. You did the best you could possibly do, in fact if she hadn't done what she did, we probably wouldn't have found the Emperor."

"Thank you, for your forgiveness, Lord Vader."

"You are welcome."

Anne introduced Wicket to Lord Vader, the mighty Ewok was scared, until he crouched down to him and looked him in the eyes, the fear dissipated and the Ewok felt a strange warmth envelop around him and he chattered happily.

"He thanks you, Lord Vader." Anne smiled.

xXx

The Emperor was dead, Lord Vader was now in charge of the Empire, he brought back the senate and as soon as elections were held, he stepped down. Lord Vader was not big on politics and Supreme Chancellor Mon Mothma was elected. Anne's memory was returned to her and the block on her Force abilities was removed. She remembered everything, but more importantly she remembered the love she had for her father. Luke and Mara Jade became romantically involved as did Leia and Han Solo.

It wasn't until much later that Leia found out that she was related to Lord Vader that she was his eldest daughter at first she was angry and infuriated, but eventually she listened to him and realized that it was the love of a single child that brought the entire family together, that no matter what issues they may have to face, they would do it as a family.

The End

Author's Note: Okay, I'm sorry it ended so quickly, I really didn't expect it too. I'm glad you guys enjoyed this story and if I get an overwhelming response I just might do a sequel or I just might leave it as it is. Thanks for your support and your kind reviews.—Darth Gladiator45